Functionalities
Creation & Design:
        Design your home in 3D, from the basement to the loft space: kitchen, living room, bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.
        Equip your home down to the smallest details: windows, fireplace, cabinets, patios, etc.
        Furnish your rooms using a 3D furniture library containing more than 2,600 objects
        Customise textures and materials: roofing, stones, bricks, etc.
        Design your garden and the topography of your land
        Design a customised deck tailored to the shape of your house
        Import and export your files to DXF/DWG formats
        Customise your fencing and gates

Tour & view:
        Design your plans and visit your future home!
        Walk through each room of your future home
        View your project at different times of day using the Sun Direction tool
        Generate plans to create a 3D paper model
        View the bare-bones structure and technical plans of the house: framing, beams, plumbing, heating, ventilation and electricity
        View your project from a variety of angles and 3D renderings: topographic (changes in height/level, etc.), cut-out, 3D ClearView, Wireframe and more

Management & Advice:
        Advanced cost estimation tool: automatically calculates your expenses
        Green tips module to help you save energy and money!
        Refer to a wide selection of video tutorials and sample house plans for guidance

Product Highlights
    Complete: Design your entire house and garden: rooms, foundations, furniture, openings, etc.
    Simple: Recognition of Architect 3D's quality and glowing reports in the press (No. 1 in Micro Hebdo, Micro Actuel and PC Mag).
    A product suitable for beginners wishing to tackle the details of their project or for people with a basic grasp of the concepts
    Universal: Architect 3D runs on the most widely used PC operating systems, including Windows® Vista™ and Windows 7. Architect 3D is also compatible with the most widely used 3D design tools (AutoCad®, 3DS Studio Max, etc.)

Latest Updates
    SmartWand: apply a material to a surface, similar surfaces in the room or the entire house with a mouse click.
    Visual Array: define a spacing distance and add an evenly spaced row of objects in the drawing.
    ProjecTape: measuring tool that gives you real time measurements between surfaces as you move it around your drawing.
    Decorator defaults: define default colours and materials for different objects in your drawing: floors, ceilings, walls, stairs, countertops, deck, window and door trim, and more.
    Import Background: easily import images to use as a backdrop in 3D renders.
    Preview added to QuickStart: open up a 3d view of the QuickStart layout.
    RoomView: select a room(s) in 2D and get an instant aerial view.
    Room Addition: add a room addition to the perimeter of the house.
    QuickPalette: customisable sets of materials and colours that can be applied to a room instantly.
    Room Estimating: Estimator now also does estimating by rooms to help with your remodeling or decorating projects.
    New Leader dimension tool : when you click on an object in the drawing, it will automatically insert the text for you and let you define a custom name for your object.
    Save 2D plan to image: Share your 2D easily by exporting it to a 2D image (bmp, jpeg, png, tiff).